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They are our history and our cultures, the ideas and movements that have shaped societies throughout time.<br><br>Humanities subjects include:</p><ul><li>History</li><li>Literature</li><li>Linguistics</li><li>Law</li><li>Philosophy</li><li>Archaeology</li><li>Language</li><li>Comparative Religion</li><li>Ethics</li></ul><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/FestivalEvent-TateWalker.jpg" data-entity-uuid="2f83bc1d-fd7b-4d49-92a9-a9a0c21bef91" data-entity-type="file" width="600" height="400"><p><br>NEH is the only federal agency in the United States dedicated to funding the humanities. Since its founding in 1965, NEH has awarded over $6 billion in grants to museums, historic sites, colleges, universities, K–12 teaching, libraries, public television and radio stations, research institutions, independent scholars, and to its humanities council affiliates in each of the nation’s 56 states and jurisdictions. 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